high volume on last “official” day of Obamacare enrollment

More than 1.2 million Americans logged onto healthcare.gov by noon today. That’s a record so far.
For some perspective, last week officials announced their busiest day, which was 1.5 million visits over 24 hours.
That high volume has brought with it a repeat of some of the technical issues users saw in the early months of open enrollment.
Local enrollment counselors have noticed slowness and, at times, webpages not loading or send error messages.
Americans who can’t finish the enrollment process today have been given a reprieve. If they attest they were “in line” before the deadline but couldn’t finish the job, they will allowed to sign up later.
There’s no word yet when officials will release data on totals from today’s deadline.
As of last week, sign ups hit 6 million. Some outside analysts are predicting the total will be around 6.7 million.
Millions of other Americans are getting coverage through Medicaid.
An LA Times story, using analysis from various research organizations, predicts that 9.5 million previously uninsured Americans have gotten coverage since the start of the law through the marketplace, Medicaid or a new rule that lets young adults stay on their parents insurance.